Acceptance of Structured Diagnostic Interviews for Mental Disorders in Clinical Practice and Research Settings
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Study Procedure
The sample was derived from a study of the psychometric properties of the DIPS for DSM-IV-TR. Between January 2005 and October 2005, ten certified interviewers conducted a total of 183 DIPS interviews. After completing the DIPS interviews, all patients and all interviewers completed a self-report questionnaire designed specifically for this study about their satisfaction with the interview. The questionnaire was filled out anonymously, unless help was needed, and put in a coded envelope and
Results
The duration of the diagnostic interview ranged from 17 to 241 min (M = 104.87, SD = 47.72). Eight patients (4%) were unable to complete the interview, because of fatigue as a result of multiple medications or severe psychiatric symptoms. None of the patients or interviewers refused to complete the acceptance questionnaire.
Discussion
The results of this study indicate that patients and interviewers participating in a diagnostic procedure using a structured interview reported high satisfaction with the interview. The overall satisfaction with the structured interview was very high, both for patients and for interviewers, indicating that the DIPS for DSM-IV-TR (Schneider & Margraf, 2006) is well accepted for diagnostic purposes in inpatient, outpatient, and research settings. These data corroborate findings of previous
Acknowledgement
The authors would like to acknowledge the assistance of Professor Franz Müller-Spahn, Ph.D. (Department of Psychiatry, University of Basel), Sascha Wendler, Ph.D. (Clinic Nexus, Baden-Baden), and Dr. Klaus Bader (Outpatient Clinic for Behavior Therapy, University of Basel).
This research was funded by the Freiwillige Akademische Gesellschaft (DPE2020).
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Andrea Suppiger and Tina In-Albon contributed equally to the research reported in this manuscript.